The Turnpike’s newest exit unearthed a dark history. Writer and filmmaker Ayanna Dozier casts light on the forgotten in her Issue 1 essay.

Designers/educators Brian McGrath and Tommy CheeMou Yang walks us through Issue 1’s pattern book, and why we have central Jersey all wrong.

Design scholar and critic Susan Yelavich joins us to chat about her Jersey roots, her love of mystery film and "quaking” up on the Turnpike.

From The Sopranos to artist Tony Smith, design scholar Susan Yelavich maps the Turnpike as a culture-shifting behemoth in Issue 1.

Editor Andrew Harrison revisits his Issue 1 interview with hunter Joe Lanza, with a recipe that captures the wilder flavors of the Turnpike.

Ramapough Lunaape Turtle Clan Mother Michaeline Picaro walks us through time with ceremonial stone landscapes across NJ and the region.

Photographer and Issue 1 contributor Dana Yurcisin joins us to chat about his process, and why he looks up to feel human on the NJ Turnpike.

When climate change ruptures NJ Turnpike’s original plans, what new futures are possible for this mega-infrastructure? Enter the year 2151.

In 1988, videographer Don Bull captured a beautiful failure of the NJ Turnpike. Thanks to the magic of time, it now lives on as our cover.

Editor Gretchen Von Koenig considers the everyday design of rest stops and their power to distribute assumptions about people and place.